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Circular reporting

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, circular reporting means: A claim appearing to have several sources because outlets repeat one another's reporting.

In Turkish: döngüsel haber aktarımı

How it is used

Trace reports back to their original evidence before treating repetition as independent confirmation.

Example sentences

  1. The three articles were circular reporting: each relied on the same unverified post.

    Several publications do not necessarily provide several independent sources.

  2. A source map exposed circular reporting behind the rumour about the dam.

    Mapping citations reveals when apparently separate reports share one origin.

Common collocations

  • detect circular reporting
  • avoid circular reporting
  • an instance of circular reporting
  • sourceA person, document or organisation that gives a journalist information for a story; also the place where a piece of information comes from.
  • verifyTo check carefully that information, a photo, a video or a source is real and true before you use or publish it.

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